Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, May 27, 1839
In response to reading a history of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, Rebecca expresses her abhorrence of the persecution of Jews. She also commends her sister-in-law Maria for her leadership in the Lexington Orphan Society.
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| Title: | Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz |
| Author: | Rebecca Gratz |
| Recipient: | Maria Gist Gratz |
| Origin: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Destination: | Lexington, KY |
| Date: | 1839-05-27 |
| Language: | English |
| Description: | Letter. 1 sheet. |
| Subject (Personal Name): | Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869 Gratz, Maria Gist, 1797-1841 Hoffman, Julia, 1810-1861 %Mr. and Mrs. Macalester (Eliza?) ?Blair, Eliza Violet Gist, 1794-1877 Bodley, Sarah Gist Bledsoe, 1808-1881 Bledsoe, Sarah Howard Gist, 1785-1849 Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858 Etting, Ellen Hays, 1800-1855 Hays, Sarah (Sally) Ann Minis, 1811-1884 Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879 Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852 Etting, Reuben, 1762-1848 Bulwer-Lytton, Rosina, 1802-1882 Bulwer Lytton, Edward, Baron Lytton, 1803-1873 Scott, Walter, 1771-1832 Prescott, William Hickling, 1796-1859 Ferdinand V, King of Spain, 1452-1516 Isabella I, Queen of Spain, 1451-1504 Alexander, Myra Madison, 1803-1886 Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858 Gratz, Jacob, 1790-1856 Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857 Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891 Moses, Horace, 1820-1893 Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884 |
| Subject (Geographic): | Kentucky Baltimore, MD Europe Harrisburg, PA |
| Subject (Topical): | Health Institution Lexington Orphan Society Death Travel Literature Politics Antisemitism History Religion Business |
| Provenance: | American Jewish Historical Society |
| Publisher: | Gratz College |
| Citation for Scan: | Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Maria Gist Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, May 27, 1839. From the original at the American Jewish Historical Society, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011 USA. |
| Citation for Transcript: | Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, May 27, 1839. RGC0394, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0394. |
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